Wednesday, November 11, 2015

The Difference between Feeling True and Being True

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In her book, Being Wrong , Kathryn Schultz explains that being wrong feels exactly like being right! It is our nature to assume th...
Wednesday, November 4, 2015

Are You an American Patriot, or an American Nationalist?

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In his book, Capture the flag: a political history of American patriotism, Woden Teachout distinguishes American patriotism from Amer...
Friday, October 16, 2015

Why bad critical thinkers believe they are good critical thinkers

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"When you are dead you don’t know it, but it is difficult for the people around you. Same as when you haven’t developed critical thin...
Wednesday, October 14, 2015

Guns, Mass Shootings, Evidence, and Opinions

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In the wake of repeated mass shootings and the predictable subsequent media debates arguing simple solutions to a very complex problem, I ...
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Friday, October 9, 2015

Major Depression: 4 Steps to Navigating Rough Waters

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Image by George Hodan After suffering a lifetime of Major Depression, I have found 4 strategies that minimize the damages and maximize...
Thursday, October 8, 2015

Nostalgia, Blackberry Picking, and the Confederate Flag

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I grew up with the Confederate flag, “Dixie,” shrimp and grits, antebellum homes, Civil War artifacts, and all of the things that fuel the s...
Monday, October 5, 2015

On the Financial Crisis

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Peter-Ashley Jackson  money makes the world go round The financial crisis was not caused by healthcare, or poor people, or gay...
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Friday, October 2, 2015

Can an Atheist be Spiritual?

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Army Photography Contest - 2007 - FMWRC - Arts and Crafts - Follow the Light Oxford Dictionary defines the term “spiritual” as f...
Tuesday, September 15, 2015

Why would anyone want to be an atheist? 5 reasons

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This is a great question and one that I think I am uniquely qualified to answer. Religion was at the center of my life growing up. I ...
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